Garden Grove vs Lancaster
Garden Grove, CA compared with Lancaster, CA · 64 miles apart
Garden Grove has 170,455 residents to Lancaster’s 170,084. Garden Grove comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Lancaster does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Garden Grove, CA | Lancaster, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 170,455 | 170,084 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,495 | 1,804 |
| Median household income | $92,174 | $81,511 |
| Median home value | $814,100 | $446,600 |
| Median rent | $2,012 | $1,764 |
| Homeownership | 53.1% | 60.4% |
| Average commute | 28.5 min | 30.8 min |
| Median age | 40.2 | 34.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 25.3% | 20% |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 7.5% |
| Price to income | 8.8× | 5.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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